Lion City Cup

Lion City Cup
Organiser(s)Football Association of Singapore
Founded1977 (1977)
Region Singapore
Teams4-14 (different years)
Current championsPhilippines U16 (boys)
South Korea U16 (girls)
Most championshipsFootball Association of Singapore (6 Wins)

The Lion City Cup is a youth football tournament for boys. It was founded in 1977 by then Football Association of Singapore chairman Nadesan Ganesan, who organized the only Under-16 football tournament in the world, following the recommendation of FIFA's then secretary-general, Sepp Blatter, who was in Singapore for the 1982 Lion City Cup. The Cup has been credited with inspiring the creation of the 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship hosted in China at FIFA's request.